Media Advisory

Regulations Proposed for Oil Shale Program
that Could Produce up to 800 Billion Barrels of Oil

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Secretary of the Interior
Dirk
Kempthorne will announce proposed regulations to establish a commercial oil
shale
program that could result in the addition of up to 800 billion barrels of
recoverable oil
from public lands in the western United States.

Kempthorne will be joined by C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary for
Land and
Minerals Management, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Foster Wade. Credentialed
media
are invited to participate in a moderated teleconference announcing the draft
regulations
and a media availability with the speakers. The call begins at 3:10 p.m.
Eastern Time.

Announcement of the publication of proposed regulations to establish
a commercial oil shale program that could produce up to 800 billion barrels
of recoverable oil from public lands in the western United States.

When:

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Note:

A press release on the proposed regulations will be posted on the Bureau
of Land Management’s Internet Home Page (www.blm.gov) about 20
minutes before the call-in.

All credentialed news media are invited to listen and participate in
this media availability via a moderated teleconference call. Participants
will need to provide the moderator with their name, affiliation, and
contact information, including phone number and e-mail address.